Romania – Kazakhstan PREDICTIONS & BETTING TIPS

Posted on: October 02, 2017

Our football match prediction:

Romania

Match Time & Date:

05/10/2017

19:45 GMT

Prediction: 1-0

Kazakhstan

Romania have been playing below expectations in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and, as a result, they failed to book their place at the showpiece tournament in Russia. The Tricolori suffered a 1-0 loss to Montenegro in their last qualifying match and they are seven points behind the play-offs place ahead of their penultimate group game. Cosmin Contra’s men have nothing to play for in Thursday’s football match against Kazakhstan, but their pride will be at stake this time out. The Romanians are eager to give fans some cheer and, no doubt, they are going to take the game very seriously. The Kazaks failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals as well and seeing that they are on a six-game losing run in all competitions, we predict that the visitors will return home empty-handed. Deportivo La Coruna attacker Florin Andone is likely to lead the line for the hosts against Kazakhstan.

Romania have been playing below expectations in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and, as a result, they failed to book their place at the showpiece tournament in Russia. The Tricolori suffered a 1-0 loss to Montenegro in their last qualifying match and they are seven points behind the play-offs place ahead of their penultimate group game. Cosmin Contra’s men have nothing to play for in Thursday’s football match against Kazakhstan, but their pride will be at stake this time out. The Romanians are eager to give fans some cheer and, no doubt, they are going to take the game very seriously. The Kazaks failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals as well and seeing that they are on a six-game losing run in all competitions, we predict that the visitors will return home empty-handed. Deportivo La Coruna attacker Florin Andone is likely to lead the line for the hosts against Kazakhstan.

Highlighted Player (Denis Alibec):

After starting his senior career at Farul Constanta, Denis Alibec joined Italian giants Inter in 2009, but he failed to establish himself as a first-team regular at the Serie A club. The Romanian attacker made no more than two appearances for the Nerazzurri in the Italian top flight and he was hungry for a first-team football. As a result, he signed a loan deal with Mechelen in 2011 and he spent the 2012/2013 season at Viitorul Constanta. Denis Alibec played one match for Bologna on loan as well and in 2014 he signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Astra Giurgiu. Alibec scored 32 goals in 64 appearances for the club before joining Steaua Bucharest in 2017. He has been playing for the Stelistii ever since and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals for the Romanian outfit in the 2016/2017 Liga 1 campaign. Denis Alibec made his debut for the Romania national football team on October 11, 2015 in an Euro 2016 qualifier against Faroe Islands.

Highlighted Team (Kazakhstan):

Kazakhstan national team played their first international match on June 1, 1992 against Turkmenistan, with the team beating the Emeralds 1-0. The former Soviet republic have been competing on the international stage since 1991, when the country declared independence. Kazakhstan have yet to book their place at major tournaments, but they have not been serving as a cannon fodder for top European national teams. The Kazakhs were part of Asian Football Confederation before joining UEFA in 2002. However, they could not enter UEFA Euro 2004 qualification as the draw had been made earlier. Kazakhstan national football team recorded their biggest win over Pakistan in June, 1997 and they suffered their biggest defeat in 2005, with the team losing to Turkey 6-0. Kazakhstan wear sky-blue shirts and sky-blue shorts when playing at home, while their away colour is yellow. Astana Arena is considered Kazakhstan national football team’s home ground and the capacity of the stadium is 30.244. The venue was opened in July, 2009.